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Accelerating Puerto Rico's Disaster Recovery
The report analyzes Puerto Rico’s recovery after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and provides recommendations to accelerate reconstruction and improve long-term resilience.
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Tailoring disaster and public health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery to the needs of older adults and disabled Americans
This is a testimony by the RAND Corporation before the Special Committee on Aging United States Senate.
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Reconstructing Ukraine Creating a Freer, More Prosperous, and Secure Future
Ukraine's post-war reconstruction, potentially the largest rebuilding effort in modern history, requires early planning, strong security arrangements, effective organization led by Ukraine with US and EU support.
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Residential landslide insurance in Sitka, Alaska: Market conditions and options for improving availability
In this Perspective, the authors characterize the market for landslide insurance prior to and following the 2015 Alaska landslide and describe four approaches that stakeholders might consider to make landslide coverage more available.
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The Trade-Offs of Ukraine's Recovery Fighting for the Future
In making decisions about reconstruction, the Ukrainian will face trade-offs regarding timelines, prioritization of efforts, leadership, and funding. This report aims to advance the understanding of these trade-offs and their ramifications.
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A framework for evaluating electric power grid improvements in Puerto Rico
This report is based on analysis performed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory from March 2018 to July 2018 in support of Puerto Rico’s recovery plan.
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The education sector in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria: Predisaster conditions, hurricane damage, and themes for Recovery
This report details prestorm conditions, assesses the damage and recovery needs, and describes the courses of action represented in the recovery plan for the Education sector from the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
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Recovery Planning for Natural Resources and Parks in Puerto Rico: Natural and Cultural Resources Sector Report, Volume I
This report presents a socioecological system framework for recovery planning, information on observed damage, and 25 courses of action for the recovery from the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

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